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The Reef Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 55 | 55 | 50 | 61 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 141 | 103 | 72 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:04PM 1.87 | 8:10AM 1.67 | 8:49PM 1.93 | 8:51AM 1.56 | 9:37PM 1.95 | 9:35AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 0.18 | 2:15AM 0.34 | 2:19PM 0.15 | 3:06AM 0.37 | 2:58PM 0.15 | 4:01AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
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